Residential dwellings
7,123
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WC1H rents and yields
Asking rent £2,417/month · Gross yield 6.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WC1H?
WC1H: residential dwellings 7,123.
HMO-shaped dwellings
28%
WC1H ranks 3rd of 16 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 478
- Mixed-use buildings
- 19%
- HMO-shaped units
- 25%
- EPC A or B
- 5.2%
- EPC D or worse
- 32%
What does WC1H earn?
WC1H: asking rent £2,417/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 128 lets).
Asking rent
£2,417/month 12 months to Sep 2026
128 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 128 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
6.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
810 lets
+3.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 810 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
209 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WC1H vary by home size?
Asking rent in WC1H runs from £2,330/month for 1 bedroom to £3,392/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,330/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.9% on the previous 12 months | 189 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,876/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 184 |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,392/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 72 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WC1H?
Corporate landlords hold 57% of the 96 units in WC1H whose freeholder is classified; 99% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords57% of classified · 55 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)29% of classified · 28 units
- Housing associations9.4% of classified · 9 units
- RMC4.2% of classified · 4 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does WC1H rank?
WC1H ranks 13th of 13 postcode districts in Camden for asking rent, at £2,417/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Camden
WC1H ranks 13th of 13 postcode districts in Camden for asking rent, at £2,417/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NW3 | £4,775/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,460 | measured |
| 2 | WC1X | £4,211/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 317 | measured |
| 3 | WC1B | £4,160/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 34 | indicative |
| 4 | N1C | £4,140/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 104 | measured |
| 5 | WC2B | £4,132/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 34 | indicative |
| 13 | WC1H | £2,417/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 128 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Camden
WC1H ranks 1st of 12 postcode districts in Camden for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WC1H | 6.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 810 | measured |
| 2 | N1C | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 909 | measured |
| 3 | WC1X | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 972 | measured |
| 4 | NW1 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,900 | measured |
| 5 | WC1N | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 432 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Camden
Where next from WC1H?
- CamdenThe wider market this area sits in.
- EC1NNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,767/m² · Jul 2026
- N1CNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £38,460/m² · Sep 2026
- NW1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £14,458/m² · Sep 2026
- NW3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £12,111/m² · Sep 2026
- NW5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £9,926/m² · Sep 2026
- W1TNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £20,567/m² · Sep 2026
- WC1ANeighbouring postcode district · Asking £16,418/m² · Aug 2026
- WC1BNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £11,607/m² · Jul 2026
- N1Next door, in another authority · Asking £11,226/m² · Sep 2026
- EC1RNext door, in another authority · Asking £14,559/m² · Sep 2026
- W1WNext door, in another authority · Asking £11,948/m² · Sep 2026
- W1DNext door, in another authority · Asking £13,812/m² · May 2026
- W1FNext door, in another authority · Asking £39,405/m² · Sep 2026
- WC2ANext door, in another authority · Asking £9,668/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WC1H
- What is the average rent in WC1H?
- Homes to let in WC1H asked a median £2,417/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 128 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WC1H?
- 6.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 810 lets. +3.2% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WC1H?
- WC1H has 7,123 homes, 28% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WC1H
- Property values in WC1HEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WC1HRegistered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WC1HWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WC1HWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WC1HRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WC1HWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WC1HWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 128 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 810 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |